Sockeye 6 — Johnny Bravo 8

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The Huddle: Off the pull, Bravo is in a side-stack, putting most of their players on the downwind side of the field. Why? [or] How could the defense adjust to this?

Andrew Fleming: Bravo clears space on the upwind line, looking to keep the disc on the "high" side of the field. This avoids the trap line that has led to downwind turns for both teams, and makes for better deep looks. Nevertheless, the wind is still strong after the halftime break, and it seems that hucking downwind fares little better than upwind. The Sockeye defense, similar to Bravo's, continues to challenge the underneath cuts and force difficult deep throws.

Mike Whitaker: The side stack on the downwind side of the field is used to force throwers and cutters to attack the upwind side of the field. The offense has more viable options with the disc on the upwind side of the field as opposed to immediately settling for trap-side/down-wind side throws and getting pinned on the sideline. The down-side to this tactic is that it likely will rely on multiple break throws and the deep looks may be more difficult to complete as throws will likely have to fly over the stacking players on the force side.